Painting kit



1965 w. F. LEWIS Y 3,167,177

PAINTING KIT Filed March 6, 1963 Fig-1 24 [Eran/2271* WILLIAM E LEW/'53,167,177 PAINTING KIT William F. Lewis, 110 Franklin Place, Rockford,Ill.

Filed Mar. 6, 1963, Ser. No. 263,245

2 Claims. (Cl. 2061.7).

The present invention is directed to improvements in the field ofpainting kits, of the type in which an unskilled artist is able tocomplete an acceptable painting merely by following simple directions. g

In recent times, many people have taken up the field of painting as ahobby because it has been made possible for them to produce acceptableoil paintings, water color paintings, and the like, without any artisticability whatever. This has been accomplished through the medium of paintsets which include a prearranged layout on a piece of canvas or the likein which the layout is broken down into numerous numbered segments, eachof the numbers corresponding to a particular numbered color suppliedwith the painting kit. 7 The user, in making his painting, merelyfollows the directions, and applies the specified numbered color to theparticular area containing that number and ends up with a painting ofreasonably good quality,

The present invention is directed to improved painting kits of this typeand provides a complete package unit for amateur artists.

An object of the present invention is to provide an improved paintingkit for amateur artists.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an improvedpainting kit, consisting of a single sheet of material, suitably formedso that it provides not only the painting area but also the frame forthe picture.

Another object of the invention is to provide a painting kit of the typedescribed which also includes means for detachably securing one or moreartists brushes thereto.

The painting kit of the present invention is preferably composed of asingle sheet of flexible, readily severable material suitably embossedor mloded to provide upstanding portions which define a frame for thecompleted picture, and a relatively planar surface included within theframe upon which the painting is to be made. Means are also provided forconveniently locating the paints immediately adjacent the painting area,and also for providing a locking means which serves to detachably secureone or more brushes onto the kit.

' A further description of the present invention will be made inconjunction with the attached sheet of drawings which illustrates, byway of preferred embodiment, the novel structure of the presentinvention.

In the drawings:

FIGURE 1 is a plan view of the painting kit of the present invention;

FIGURE 2 is a cross-sectional view taken substantially along the lineII-II of FIG. 1; and

FIGURE 3 is a fragmentary cross-sectional view on a somewhat enlargedscale, taken substantially along the line IIIIII of FIG. 1.

As shown on the drawings:

In FIG. 1, reference numeral indicates generally a sheet of flexiblematerial, composed of a readily severable sheet material which may beone of a large variety of types. The sheet material may, for example, bepaperboard or other reasonably flexible paper product of suitableweight. Additionally, the sheet material may consist of a molded sheetof a synthetic resin or a natural resin, in which class are materialssuch as celluloid, polyvinyl acetate-polyvinyl chloride copolymers,methacrylate polymers, phenol-formaldehyde condensation products,

' and the like.

3,157,177 Patented Jan. 26, 1965 Ice The sheet 10 includes a relativelyflat outer marginal edge 11 forming a border for thekit. jlmmediatelyinwardly of the marginal edge 11 is an upstanding border wall 12 havinga generally triangular configuration in cross section, as bestillustrated in FIG. 2 of the drawings. Inwardly of the border wall 12,and spaced therefrom by means of a margin 13,'are an outer raisedportion 14 and an inner portion 16 which cooperate to define a frame forthe completed picture, as best illustrated 'in FIG. 1. .If desired, thewall portions 14 and 16 may be provided with decorative lines simulatingthe grain work'of wood.

Included within the frame defined by the portions 14 and 16 is agenerally planar picture area 17 upon which the actual oil painting orwater color is to be made. The painting surface 17 is divided into alarge number of segments 18 according to a predetermined design, each ofthe segments 18 being labeled with numbers or other indicia, with eachof the numbers corresponding to a particular color. Thus, in followingthe plan laid out by the numbered segments 18, the user simply appliesthe particular color called for by the particular number involved andultimately builds up a neat and highly pleasing picture.

The particular painting kit shown in FIG. 1 employs two painting areas,but inasmuch as both are identical the corresponding parts on each havebeen identified with the same numbers.

Intermediate the two picture areas are a plurality of hemi-sphericalcontainers 21 for the particular paints to be employed in making up thetwo pictures. The colors themselves may be identified by a number systemcorresponding to the numbers applied to the segments 18 on the drawing.a 1

Means are also provided in the painting kit of the present invention fordetachably securing one or more artists brushes thereto. For thispurpose, the tapering wall of the margin 12 may be formed with areentrantly inclined wall portion 22 which cooperates with asubstantially vertical opposed portion 23 of the kit to provide alocking means for securing an artist brush 24 therein, as bestillustrated in FIG. 3 of the drawings. The natural resiliency of thesheet ltl is sulficient to keep the brushes locked in position.

The manner of using the painting kit of the present in- 1 vention shouldbe evident from the foregoing description. When using the painting kit,the artist merely follows the layout on the painting surface 17, byapplying one of the colors of the receptacles 21 to the area indicatedby the numbered segments 18. When the painting has been completed, theuser simply inserts a knife or similar sharp object into the margin 13,beyond the ends of the wall 14, and severs the picture and its simulatedfrom the sheet. Immediately after severing the pictures from the sheet,they are ready for hanging with none of the additional trouble offraming being involved.

From the foregoing, it will be apparent that the painting kit of thepresent invention provides a simple, compact kit complete as to everydetail, including frames. The kit of the present invention may be easilymanufactured from readily available materials. The various walls anddepressions formed in the sheet may be provided by embossing the sheetin the case paper products, or by molding the sheet in the case ofsheets made from natural or synthetic resins.

It will be evident that various modifications can be made to thedescribed embodiment without departing from the scope of the presentinvention.

I claim:

1. A painting kit comprising a single flexible sheet having raisedportions defining a frame and a depressed planar area enclosed by saidframe, said sheet having marginal areas beyond said raised portionsreadily severginal areas being provided with depressions providing Ireceptacles 'for'paints,

'2. A paintin' kit-jcdinpiising a sage flexiBl ef'sheet hav- 5 'ingraised poi tions defining a mm and, adepressed-' planar iar'aenclosed.byjsaidfffatne, sausage; having marginalla'r'ea's beyond saidraised portion s' readily severable thercfroin,"to delineate "said:frame ahdiplan'ar a'r'a froin the' r'emaih'd'r of said sheet, a portionoffs aidm a'r 'ginallaieas v bei'ng provided with deiire'ssi lpns'form'i i'g i-r ceptale's fo1 paints, other portionsbf'said sheetprovvRe sma C e ra he im n v t UNITED STATES PATENTS 802,031 10/05'Eschenbach' Q 3526 841,360 1/07 Tu ck 2061.7

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1. A PAINTING KIT COMPRISING A SINGLE FLEXIBLE SHEET HAVING RAISEDPORTIONS DEFINING A FRAME AND A DEPRESSED PLANAR AREA ENCLOSED BY SAIDFRAME, SAID SHEET HAVING MARGINAL AREAS BEYOND SAID RAISED PORTIONSREADILY SEVERABLE THEREFROM TO DELINEATE SAID FRME AND PLANAR AREA FROMTHE REMAINDER OF SAID SHEET, A PORTION OF SAID MARGINAL AREA BEINGPROVIDED WITH DEPRESSIONS PROVIDING RECEPTACLES FOR PAINTS.